Golf score card



935. L. M. RICHARDSON 2,012,023

GOLF SCORE CARD Filed Sept. 14, 1952 \QEEIIEHEIIEIIEEEIEIEI l ,PLFEIEEICEIIIIEEEIEL\ Patented Aug. 20, 1935 e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'GOLF SCORE CARD Lloyd M. Richardson, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application September 14, 1932, Serial No. 633,022 7 1 claim. (01. 281-44) This invention appertains to the game of golf rangement and formation of parts, as will be and more particularly to a novel device for keephereinafter morefspeciflcally described, claimed ing track of the number of strokes taken on each and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in hole of a course. which: i f Considerable inconvenience is experienced by Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved 6' golf players in the keeping of their scores during score card or counter showing parts thereof 3 the playing of the game and a pencil and a pad broken away and in section to illustrate strucis generally employed for this purpose. Not only tural detail. is the carrying of the pencil and pad objection- Figure 2 is a transverse section taken on the g l0 able, but the marking of the pad without a suitline 2--2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of able support or backing is difficult. Likewise. the arrows both of the swinging guards howwith the pad and pencil only a total of the numever being shown in their innermost positions. ber of strokes for each hole is marked down and Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation of my Consequently. he P y have to y on improved device showing ,the removable card for s therefore One Of the P y Objects O from the body of the score card or counter. this invention to provide a novel score card 01' Referring to the drawing in detaihwher ein C u t including a fi y having Sight p similar reference characters designate the correings therein and a counter wheel for each hole spondmg parts throughout t ga ,1 i the rotatable' on the body with numbers (indicating letter A generally indicates my improved score 20 strokes) visible one at a time through the opencard or counter which comprises a, pair f like ihgs, the counter wheels being movable so as to companion front and rear plates 5 and 6. These permit the settihg thereof for indicating the front and rear plates 5 and 6 can be formed from number of strokes taken on each hole, the numany desired material such as celluloid and the 26 bers on each wheel starting with one, so that a front plate 5 is provided with two rows f sight wheel can be turned one space as each stroke is openings 1 and 8 adjacent to the opposite 1ngi taken tudinal edges thereof. As shown, there are nine Another salient ob ect of my invention is the of these Sight Openings adjacent to each lonsb pmvlsion of novel swinging guard members tudinal edge of the plate 5 and thus, a sight openfiiifini aiifi ifii 212223253232" iiiitfiii mg is Provided for e hole of the posed turning portions of the wheels the guards and one w, of 1 emhgs 1 can be provided wlth functioning when in their lowered position for the legend 3 Indicated by the.reference holding the wheels in their set positions against character 9 while the other row of openings 8 can be provided with the legend In as indicated by 85 accidental turning movement, while the card or the reference character In counter is being carried in the pocket of the Between the front and rear plates 5 and s I player.

A further important object of my invention is mount a plurality of couhter whhels and as shown, a counter wheel is provided for each to provide a score card or counter for use in playmg the game of golf embodying front and rear opening and thus, a different counter wheel is 40 provided for each hole played. These counter plates between which the counter wheels are mounted, the f t plate having formed therein wheels II are each provided with numbers which sight Openings through which are visible mum can extend from one to seven but obviously, these numbers can run higher if so desired. The sight bers on a removable card held between the plates for indicating par on each of the holes Windows are arranged that the numbers D- 45 pear one at a time through the same. I prefand the number of yards for each hole on a particular course. erably provide rivets I2 for rotatably holding the A still further object of my invention is t wheels in position and these rivets I2 extend provide a novel counter of the above character, through the from? and a plates 5 a d 5 and t e 60 which will be durable and efllcient in use, one rotatable wheels and thus, these rivets also func- 60 that will be simple and easy to manufacture and tion to hold the front and rear plates in their one which can be placed upon the market at a assembled condition. The longitudinal edges of reasonable cost. the front and rear plates 5 and 6 can be notched With these and other objects in view, the inas at l3 so that a portion of the peripheries of vention consists in the novel construction, arthe wheels will be exposed and thereby permit 55 cry for the number of strokes taken. indicating yardage and par partly removed 16 the convenient turning of the wheels by the thumb of the player. Obviously, the peripheries of the wheels can be notched or roughened to facilitate this turning without departing from my invention.

The improved score card or counter is adapted to be carried in the pocket of the player and consequently, there might be danger of the wheels being inadvertently turned during the playing of a hole. Consequently, I provide novel swinging guards l4 and I5 for the counter. These guards M and I5 can also be formed from any desired material and the same are of a substantially U-shape in cross section, as can be eadily seen from Figure 2, in order to embrace he opposite sides and longitudinal edges of the counter. These guards l4 and I!) are connected [by means of pivot pins IE to the body of the counter, so that the guards can be swung into and out of operative position relative to the wheels. The inner faces of the guards can be ned w t elt or the like I] for en a n t wheels so as to prevent the turning thereof, and if preferred, this lining can be indented at spaced points for receiving the expos d p ti n of th heels- Th f ee ends of the guards I 4 and !.5 can carry struck-in tits l8 for frictionally engaging the body f the counter so as to prevent ac iden al swi en; movement o h gua ds.

over again and the use thereof renders the keep-,

ing of the score an easy one.

Different golf courses have different par strokes for each hole and different numbers of yards between each hole. In order to render my counter more effective for playing different courses, a removable card can be inserted between the front and rear plates 5 and 6. This card can have printed on one face thereof rows of numbers indicating yardage and par for the various holes as indicated by the reference character 2| and the front plate 5 can be provided with rows of openings 22 through which these numbers can appear. These cards 26 can be obtained for the particular course being played and can be readily inserted in place between the plates 5 and 6. The rear plate 6 can be provided with a finger notch 23 for facilitating the removal of the card 20.

If desired, the front plate 5 can be provided with enlarged openings 25 below the rows of openings 2!, so that a person can mark down the total number of strokes for the nine holes out and the nine holes in after he has returned to the club house.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this in.- vention, but what I claim as new is:

A scoring device for the game of golf comprising a holder for the reception of a card having certain printed indicia thereon, said holder including a pair of like front and rear plates, the plates being spaced at one end defining an entrance mouth for the card, and means on said plates for counting the strokes taken on each holeof a golf course, one of said plates having rows of side openings therein for disclosing to view the printed matter on the card, the mentioned plate also having enlarged openings therein to permit the total number of strokes taken, as shown by the counting means, to be written on the card.

LLOYD M. RICHARDSON. 

